Coolcation: where Europe stays cool and quiet in summer

Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · 282 travel regions

Of 265 European travel regions, 89 stay below a 20-degree daytime mean in summer, and 36 of those are also below the European occupancy median of 37.6 per cent. The coolest is Övre Norrland at 13.4 degrees. The table lists the 20 coolest of these regions with crowding and access.

The methodology explains how this is calculated.

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282travel regions
Travel regions
all travel regions with a crowding score in the index
265travel regions
Starting set
of those, distinct NUTS 2 bases — regions sharing one carry identical figures and count once
265travel regions
Temperature
of those, with daytime temperatures for June, July and August
89travel regions
Threshold
of those, with a daytime mean below 20 °C
36travel regions
Crowding
of which below the European summer median of 37.6 per cent bed occupancy
20travel regions
Shortlist
the leaders of this list appear in the table, at most 20

Sorted by daytime mean, ascending. Every row is below the European summer median of bed occupancy — that is the condition under which the list holds, and the occupancy column is the only one on which the regions can be compared with one another.
Rank	Travel region	Country	Daytime mean °C	Occupancy in %	Direct origin countries
1	Övre Norrland	Schweden	13.4	28.0	11
2	Wallis	Schweiz	14.2	29.4	27
3	Vorarlberg	Österreich	14.9	35.0	–no value
4	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	Finnland	15.1	24.2	18
5	Mellersta Norrland	Schweden	15.4	27.7	5
6	Aostatal	Italien	15.7	19.9	–no value
7	Graubünden	Schweiz	15.8	29.9	31
8	Länsi-Suomi	Finnland	15.8	33.6	5
9	Norra Mellansverige	Schweden	16.2	26.9	9
10	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	16.5	33.6	–no value
11	Etelä-Suomi	Finnland	16.9	34.5	10
12	Nordjylland	Dänemark	17.5	34.7	11
13	Midtjylland	Dänemark	17.6	35.9	11
14	Luxemburg	Belgien	17.9	25.9	–no value
15	Lettland	Lettland	18.1	34.7	28
16	Yugozapaden	Bulgarien	18.2	26.6	24
17	Steiermark	Österreich	18.2	29.9	10
18	Seeland	Dänemark	18.4	34.3	–no value
19	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	Litauen	18.6	25.4	15
20	Sostinės regionas	Litauen	18.6	26.1	25

Cool alone is not enough: a cool but crowded destination is no coolcation, so the second condition is part of the selection and not just a column. The list sorts by temperature — the regions are still compared with one another only on bed occupancy.

The daytime temperature is a monthly mean from the climate normal period, not a forecast. It is missing for 0 travel regions (); they cannot appear in this list even where they would belong.

Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.

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Full methodology

Coolcation: where Europe stays cool and quiet in summer

How this list is built

Coolcation: where Europe stays cool and quiet in summer

Quiet travel windows across Europe, once a month

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